Roy Trantham (February 10, 1941March 17, 2014) was an American stock car racing driver. A veteran short-track driver, he also competed in five NASCAR Grand National Series races.
Career A native of Asheville, North Carolina,"Trantham Wins Late-Model Feature Race". Spartanburg, SC: The Spartanburg Herald. June 6, 1964. Page 11. Accessed 2014-03-30. Trantham was a veteran of short-track racing in the southern Appalachians, and made his debut in the NASCAR Grand National Series in the 1968 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway."Red-Clay Wizard Pushed Into Big Speedway Debut". St. Petersburg, FL: The Evening Independent. August 30, 1968. Page 3C. Accessed 2014-03-30. He finished 34th in the event, and went on to run four more Grand National races that year, posting a best finish of tenth at Martinsville Speedway.Roy Trantham - NASCAR Sprint Cup Results. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2014-03-30.
After his racing career, Trantam moved first to the United States Virgin Islands, then to Palm City, Florida, where he died on March 17, 2014 following a battle with leukemia."Roy Trantham (1941 - 2014) Obituary". Asheville, NC: Asheville Citizen-Times. Accessed 2014-03-30.
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